Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: April 15, 1824-March 10, 1826D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... Canal . The House then resolved itself. H. OF R. ] claims ; reserving to itself , however , the right to the surplus , if any there be . I say that it is a fair presumption that it was the best bargain that could have been made for them ...
... Canal . The House then resolved itself. H. OF R. ] claims ; reserving to itself , however , the right to the surplus , if any there be . I say that it is a fair presumption that it was the best bargain that could have been made for them ...
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... canal through the public lands , to con- memorial on the subject , which had been trans - nect the navigation of the rivers Wabash and mitted to him by an individual in the State of the Miami of the Lake . Ohio ; which was read ...
... canal through the public lands , to con- memorial on the subject , which had been trans - nect the navigation of the rivers Wabash and mitted to him by an individual in the State of the Miami of the Lake . Ohio ; which was read ...
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... canal . Mr. TEST , of Indiana , explained the geograph- ical character of the country through which the canal is to run . It was a measure so perfectly practicable , that he believed the deepest part of the canal from the surface ...
... canal . Mr. TEST , of Indiana , explained the geograph- ical character of the country through which the canal is to run . It was a measure so perfectly practicable , that he believed the deepest part of the canal from the surface ...
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... Canal in Indiana . Mr. CAMBRELENG rose in opposition to. MAY , 1824. ] [ H. OF R. But , on the other hand , there is the solemn declaration of Mr. de Vergennes that the King had furnished nothing . He certainly was not warranted in ...
... Canal in Indiana . Mr. CAMBRELENG rose in opposition to. MAY , 1824. ] [ H. OF R. But , on the other hand , there is the solemn declaration of Mr. de Vergennes that the King had furnished nothing . He certainly was not warranted in ...
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... Canal in Indiana . ( Mr. MARVIN in the chair , ) on the bill “ author- The House went into Committee of the Whole , izing the construction of a canal through the public lands , in the State of Indiana , between the Wabash and Miami of ...
... Canal in Indiana . ( Mr. MARVIN in the chair , ) on the bill “ author- The House went into Committee of the Whole , izing the construction of a canal through the public lands , in the State of Indiana , between the Wabash and Miami of ...
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